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PEPPERS SETTING OUT PLANTS, THE 

 OR PUNGENT SORTS 



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PEPPER plants will thrive on relatively poor soil, 

 though a moderately rich, sandy loam suits them 

 best and fair crops have been grown on heavy clay. What- 

 ever the nature of the soil, it must have good drainage. 

 Too rich soil will grow large plants to the detriment of 

 the setting of fruit. Excellent crops are grown on newly 

 broken soil supplemented by a fertilizer rich in potash. 



The plants are generally set out during early June, in 

 rows, eighteen inches to two feet apart, with two feet of 

 space between the rows. They stand any amount of 

 dry weather so long as they are cultivated thoroughly. 



The hottest of the small red peppers for seasoning is 

 Tabasco, famous for the sauce made from it. Bifdts 

 Eye or Creole is an even smaller sort but not quite so 

 fiery. Long Red Cayenne is the variety generally used in 

 the making of Chili Sauce, as is Red Chili, a smaller sort 

 of the same shape as Cayenne. 



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